3D text using my paths scripts

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:54 pm **(#81)**

Right again Wallace, so much potential - here was I thinking this topic/script was only text relevant (GIMP innocence is my excuse!). So I tried Molly's drawings as per ofnuts instructions, then as I was gardening earlier today, I got some relevant dingbats and tried this script on them!!

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:58 pm **(#82)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Right again Wallace, so much potential - here was I thinking this topic/script was only text relevant (GIMP innocence is my excuse!). So I tried Molly's drawings as per ofnuts instructions, then as I was gardening earlier today, I got some relevant dingbats and tried this script on them!!

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Interesting stuff.
Dingbats, good idea.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:32 pm **(#83)**

Wallace ... do you never sleep??

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:25 am **(#84)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Wallace ... do you never sleep??

On occasion. :hehe

It's 12:23am now where I am and I'm actually going to hit the hay pretty soon.

Graechan · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 3:12 am **(#85)**

oldmangrumpy I loved the butterfly so much that i tried something

although it ended a little extreme 10 paths per color was a Tadd to much, will modify later, but how did you color your butterfly it looks like colors from a gradient

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Graechan wrote:

but how did you color your butterfly it looks like colors from a gradient

I would guess a selection from the top path followed by a radial gradient.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:30 am **(#87)**

ofnuts wrote:

Graechan wrote:

but how did you color your butterfly it looks like colors from a gradient

I would guess a selection from the top path followed by a radial gradient.

Thats basically it Graechan/Ofnuts; the script in typical mode against the butterfly dingbat first, then selected top path, filled it first with red, then because of a weird vision I remember of butterflies I saw as a kid, I applied a radial gradient partially across the wing. Thats it - learning a great deal right now thanks to you Gimp gurus!!

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Great pictures everyone.
@ofnuts, when I shrink the small butterfly down to 2/3 the size, I drag in down then over to the center and it doesn't matter where I place it, I end up with 2 or 3 holes. Could you please explain where I move it to... thanks

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With scale tool in "Path" mode reduce "Small" to 2/3 or original size, and move it down

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12809

looks wonderful Molly; very effective.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Like this:

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But you are using a large brushes in 'stroke' mode and few paths, while I use more paths and 'fill' mode, so the results are going to be different.

Ella · **Joined:** May 17, 2014 **Posts:** 1566

Such beautiful outcomes everyone :paint

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

ofnuts wrote:

Like this:

Attachment:

BigSmallBF.png

But you are using a large brushes in 'stroke' mode and few paths, while I use more paths and 'fill' mode, so the results are going to be different.

Thanks ofnuts, I didn't use a brush, I just used the gradient tool and stroked the gradient that way. I will try it again with your setting for the small image.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

molly wrote:

ofnuts wrote:

Like this:

Attachment:

BigSmallBF.png

But you are using a large brushes in 'stroke' mode and few paths, while I use more paths and 'fill' mode, so the results are going to be different.

Thanks ofnuts, I didn't use a brush, I just used the gradient tool and stroked the gradient that way. I will try it again with your setting for the small image.

"Stroked the gradient"?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I set the gradient I wanted to use then stroked the visible paths with the gradient tool :blend

selected.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:33 am **(#95)**

molly wrote:

ok, are you saying we dont have to have a brush? Just set it to gradient then stroke? Thats cool. Here I have been changing the brush size and brush type.
Thanks
Looks pretty good except for his long freckles and eyes. :lol

. I probably didn't move it down correctly, so I sort of centered it. dunno

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That's cute Molly.
Those are the longest freckles I've even seen. :mrgreen:

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Ah, OK. Selection of the Gradient tool at that point isn't useful, since the stoking is done using brushes (it's not even the paint brush even if it uses brushes, but some script-specific paint engine...)

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

ok, now after working at this since 5 AM here is what I got.
The top one filled and the bottom one is with stroked
50 layers each

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:17 pm **(#98)**

molly wrote:

ok, now after working at this since 5 AM here is what I got.
The top one filled and the bottom one is with stroked
50 layers each

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Nice looking butterflies Molly. :bigthup

Are you sure you didn't stroke the gradient on one of them? :hehe

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

molly wrote:

ok, now after working at this since 5 AM here is what I got.
The top one filled and the bottom one is with stroked
50 layers each

My next script will be called no-sleep-for-molly.py

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:23 pm **(#100)**

ofnuts wrote:

molly wrote:

ok, now after working at this since 5 AM here is what I got.
The top one filled and the bottom one is with stroked
50 layers each

My next script will be called no-sleep-for-molly.py

Poor Molly. :hehe